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Vitamin's value to be D-termined

Published: December, 2009

Beta carotene, the B vitamins, vitamins C and E, selenium —
they've all been talked up as agents of health and well-being,
only to lose altitude after middling, even negative, results from
randomized trials. Now it's time for vitamin D to be put to the
clinical trial test: the largest randomized clinical trial ever
of large doses of vitamin D is starting in 2010.

Dr. JoAnn Manson, a member of the Health Letter's
editorial board, and her colleagues at Harvard Medical School are
conducting the VITAL study (they arrived at the name by
selectively plucking letters from VITamin D
and OmegA-3
TriaL). The
plan is to enroll 20,000 men and women nationwide and randomly
assign them to take, on a daily basis, either vitamin D pills,
omega-3 fats in the form of fish oil capsules, the vitamin D
pills and fish oil capsules together, or placebo pills.

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Create an essentials bin

Getting organized can help you spend less time searching for things. Put your car keys, glasses, wallet, and other items in the same place every day so you won't have to hunt for them. The same holds true for important documents and owners' manuals. A little organization goes a long way and avoids frustration — and needless worry — later.